Acceptable terms for the *ahem* from which the royal baby will be emerging; "The Governess," "The Kingmaker," "Her Downton Abbey," "The Chunnel," "Dame Judi Dench," "Piccadilly Cervix" and "Thomas' English Muffin."

Sybarite:Acceptable terms for the *ahem* from which the royal baby will be emerging; "The Governess," "The Kingmaker," "Her Downton Abbey," "The Chunnel," "Dame Judi Dench," "Piccadilly Cervix" and "Thomas' English Muffin."

Sybarite:Acceptable terms for the *ahem* from which the royal baby will be emerging; "The Governess," "The Kingmaker," "Her Downton Abbey," "The Chunnel," "Dame Judi Dench," "Piccadilly Cervix" and "Thomas' English Muffin."

Paris1127:Sybarite: Acceptable terms for the *ahem* from which the royal baby will be emerging; "The Governess," "The Kingmaker," "Her Downton Abbey," "The Chunnel," "Dame Judi Dench," "Piccadilly Cervix" and "Thomas' English Muffin."

Uncle Pooky:Seems like most women of my generation already act as though their impending kid will be royalty. Imagine knowing that if you're carrying a son, he actually will be the King of England someday.

That would be a surprised since she let loose ages ago it was a girl and that the constitution was changed a couple of years ago that the eldest born child, regardless of gender will be the monarch. So it is more likely we have a future Queen of England.

Sybarite:Acceptable terms for the *ahem* from which the royal baby will be emerging; "The Governess," "The Kingmaker," "Her Downton Abbey," "The Chunnel," "Dame Judi Dench," "Piccadilly Cervix" and "Thomas' English Muffin."

"The Kingmaker" was my favorite

Judging by the reactions of the other members of the cast, it would not surprise me if Martin Short hadn't shared these with the rest of the cast prior to the sketch going on the air.

limeyfellow:Uncle Pooky: Seems like most women of my generation already act as though their impending kid will be royalty. Imagine knowing that if you're carrying a son, he actually will be the King of England someday.

That would be a surprised since she let loose ages ago it was a girl and that the constitution was changed a couple of years ago that the eldest born child, regardless of gender will be the monarch. So it is more likely we have a future Queen of England.

Even if it was a boy there is still a chance that there would be a "Queen" of England

limeyfellow:Uncle Pooky: Seems like most women of my generation already act as though their impending kid will be royalty. Imagine knowing that if you're carrying a son, he actually will be the King of England someday.

That would be a surprised since she let loose ages ago it was a girl and that the constitution was changed a couple of years ago that the eldest born child, regardless of gender will be the monarch. So it is more likely we have a future Queen of England.

Uncle Pooky:limeyfellow: Uncle Pooky: Seems like most women of my generation already act as though their impending kid will be royalty. Imagine knowing that if you're carrying a son, he actually will be the King of England someday.

That would be a surprised since she let loose ages ago it was a girl and that the constitution was changed a couple of years ago that the eldest born child, regardless of gender will be the monarch. So it is more likely we have a future Queen of England.

Uncle Pooky:limeyfellow: Uncle Pooky: Seems like most women of my generation already act as though their impending kid will be royalty. Imagine knowing that if you're carrying a son, he actually will be the King of England someday.

That would be a surprised since she let loose ages ago it was a girl and that the constitution was changed a couple of years ago that the eldest born child, regardless of gender will be the monarch. So it is more likely we have a future Queen of England.

There's always the chance they have more than just the one kid...

Then we can have a 21st century reality show version of the Dumas novel.

russlar:Paris1127: Sybarite: Acceptable terms for the *ahem* from which the royal baby will be emerging; "The Governess," "The Kingmaker," "Her Downton Abbey," "The Chunnel," "Dame Judi Dench," "Piccadilly Cervix" and "Thomas' English Muffin."

limeyfellow:Uncle Pooky: Seems like most women of my generation already act as though their impending kid will be royalty. Imagine knowing that if you're carrying a son, he actually will be the King of England someday.

That would be a surprised since she let loose ages ago it was a girl and that the constitution was changed a couple of years ago that the eldest born child, regardless of gender will be the monarch. So it is more likely we have a future Queen of England.

Wait, hold-up, one second here... Are you telling me that my $50 bet at 6:1 on the name "Alexander" was foolish?!?

Honestly, with lifespans being what they are these days, does this child have any hope of ascending the throne within, like, the next 65 years, barring some disaster afflicting the predecessors, health-related or otherwise?

This will mark the third generation of heirs waiting in line after the Queen. I advise the child not to hold its breath.

limeyfellow:Uncle Pooky: Seems like most women of my generation already act as though their impending kid will be royalty. Imagine knowing that if you're carrying a son, he actually will be the King of England someday.

That would be a surprised since she let loose ages ago it was a girl and that the constitution was changed a couple of years ago that the eldest born child, regardless of gender will be the monarch. So it is more likely we have a future Queen of England.

I knew they had discussed changing it, but has a bill actually been proposed and passed by Parliament?

russlar:Paris1127: Sybarite: Acceptable terms for the *ahem* from which the royal baby will be emerging; "The Governess," "The Kingmaker," "Her Downton Abbey," "The Chunnel," "Dame Judi Dench," "Piccadilly Cervix" and "Thomas' English Muffin."

PleaseHamletDon'tHurtEm:Honestly, with lifespans being what they are these days, does this child have any hope of ascending the throne within, like, the next 65 years, barring some disaster afflicting the predecessors, health-related or otherwise?

This will mark the third generation of heirs waiting in line after the Queen. I advise the child not to hold its breath.

Louis XIV was great-grandfather to Louis XV, so I don't think "these days" has much of anything to do with it. Also Charles will probably be king for less than 10 years; the women live long-ass times, but men aren't necessarily so long-lived. William will be 30 years older than his kid. Say he gets to be 75. The kid would ascend at 45. Not young, but not decrepit either.

phalamir:PleaseHamletDon'tHurtEm: Honestly, with lifespans being what they are these days, does this child have any hope of ascending the throne within, like, the next 65 years, barring some disaster afflicting the predecessors, health-related or otherwise?

This will mark the third generation of heirs waiting in line after the Queen. I advise the child not to hold its breath.

Louis XIV was great-grandfather to Louis XV, so I don't think "these days" has much of anything to do with it. Also Charles will probably be king for less than 10 years; the women live long-ass times, but men aren't necessarily so long-lived. William will be 30 years older than his kid. Say he gets to be 75. The kid would ascend at 45. Not young, but not decrepit either.

Maybe so. I just keep looking at how long the current reigning monarch has lived, and extrapolating that all of them are going to be equally as long-lived.

Paris1127:russlar: Paris1127: Sybarite: Acceptable terms for the *ahem* from which the royal baby will be emerging; "The Governess," "The Kingmaker," "Her Downton Abbey," "The Chunnel," "Dame Judi Dench," "Piccadilly Cervix" and "Thomas' English Muffin."

Paris1127:Sybarite: Acceptable terms for the *ahem* from which the royal baby will be emerging; "The Governess," "The Kingmaker," "Her Downton Abbey," "The Chunnel," "Dame Judi Dench," "Piccadilly Cervix" and "Thomas' English Muffin."

limeyfellow:Uncle Pooky: Seems like most women of my generation already act as though their impending kid will be royalty. Imagine knowing that if you're carrying a son, he actually will be the King of England someday.

That would be a surprised since she let loose ages ago it was a girl and that the constitution was changed a couple of years ago that the eldest born child, regardless of gender will be the monarch. So it is more likely we have a future Queen of England.

Of course, the kid could always throw it all away by becoming a Catholic.

I think they should just go straight to female-preference primogeniture. Let's face it, with Elizabeth II and Victoria having such long reigns and with some of their other most famous monarchs being queens, everyone has gotten used to thinking of the British monarch as a queen anyway.